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HR 2820 105th Congress House

Helping America's Disabled Veterans Act of 1997

Official title: To exclude certain veterans disability benefits from consideration as adjusted income for purposes of determining the amount of rent paid by a family for a dwe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To exclude certain veterans disability benefits from consideration as adjusted income for purposes of determining the amount of rent paid by a family for a dwelling unit assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937.

Introduced: June 18, 1998 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Armed Forces and National SecurityDisabledIncomeLabor and Employment
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Public housingRentRent subsidiesRental housingSurvivors' benefitsVeterans' disability compensation
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 26, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Nov 13, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2385)
Nov 5, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Nov 5, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 26, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping America's Disabled Veterans Act of 1997 - Excludes the first $30,000 of amounts received under veterans' disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation programs from adjusted income for purposes of determining the amount of rent a family will pay for public housing.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 18, 1998
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 4, 1998
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 13, 1997
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 13, 1997
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 9, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2820: Helping America's Disabled Veterans Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2820/
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"H.R. 2820: Helping America's Disabled Veterans Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2820/.
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H.R. 2820, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2820/.
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